Questions about househacking

[Chris Hayes]

My goal is to buy a duplex/tri/quad in the Oklahoma City area by November to start househacking to begin my real estate. I have a couple questions for those who took this route. Would or did you get a duplex even if you needed to pay some of the mortgage each month; say 100 or 200, because the rent your tenant is paying won't cover the cost? When living next to your tenant, did you let them know you were the owner of the property and landlord or did you set it up so that they don't know? I'll probably have some more as this unfolds.